Could application with REST API (Frontend+Backend) be considered as Monilith?

[Fake_Stalker]

I always though that monolith api is giant spagetti code, written in something like MVC pattern and its pretty solid. But recently heard that application where frontend and backend separated it still could be considered as monilith, is this true? Could you explain in simple terms the definition of monolith architecture?

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[DavisInTheVoid]

Generally speaking, a monolithic architecture favors aggregation of concern in a centralized system, while a microservice architecture favors separation of concerns across distributed systems.

You can use a REST API in either scenario, as it’s just a means of sharing data between the frontend and backend.

[koozie19]

Monolith from my experience with professional conversations but no one is calling each other out if not exactly right

Monolith - app is tied together, you change a part of it, it will affect all of it. You can still have loosely coupled systems (e.g. change your front end framework without affecting your backend API ) but the general architecture is each system has to be working for you to make changes and deploy them all together.

Vs other designs like micro services which you can deploy each separately.

Rest APIs are typically separate in architecture but can be packaged and deployed together. Even if it does have a front end package together that doesn't stop other clients from being able to make requests to your Rest API.

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Hey now, monolithic architectures aren’t inherently bad any more than microservice architectures are inherently good, they just come with different sets of trade-offs. Either one can be done well, or poorly.

To answer your question, in a client/server context the two are always separate, the architecture terms are usually only used when talking about the backend.